EDC 503 Context Reports Community Data Worksheet - Kids Count Data
Community: Newport, RI
Zip Code: 02840
Authors: Julie DiBari
Use the data tables below to accumulate data from reliable sources about a particular geographical region of Rhode Island. After you have assembled this information, turn it into knowledge by synthesizing a series of sensible paragraphs
Under Rhode Island Kids Count Data by City/Town, click on Fact Sheets
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Community Data
Rhode Island Data
Percent Change 2000-2010
Child population
4,083
223,956
-21.5%
Children in single-parent families
1,698 (42%)
68,138 (31%)
Children living in families below the federal poverty threshold
556 (14.4%)
37,925 (16.9%)
-10%
Households with grandparents financially responsible for grandchildren
204 (5%)
13,968
Child Abuse and Neglect (victims per 1,000)
131 (32.1%)
3,125 (14%)
Public School Attendance versus private school attendance
Race/Ethnicity
-- Hispanic (703)
17%
- White (2,405)
59%
- Black (337)
8%
- American Indian (37)
1%
- Asian (39)
1%
Percent income needed for rent (second highest in the state)
86%
74%
Student Mobility
18%
14%
Chronic Early Absence
12%
16%
Fourth grade reading proficiency
58%
71%
Fourth grade math proficiency
53%
65%
SNAP program participation
1,402 (34%)
68,783 (28%)
School breakfast participation
18%
19%
Early intervention participation
96 (12%)
3,883 (11%)
II. Narrative Description of Community
Use the data you collected above to develop a series of paragraphs that describe your community (zip code) and draw comparisons with the rest of the state and / or district. Here is an example of how to do this.
Newport has some characteristics that make it a particularly interesting community to study. The community is extremely class divided. There is K-8 private school that costs $20,000 per year. There is a private boarding high school that costs $50,000 per year. There is also a private K-8 catholic school that costs approximately $6,000 per year. This leaves parents in Newport with different options depending on their income level. It also means that the wealthiest students in the town are not attending school with the poorest or even the middle class students. Middle class parents are often opting out of the public school system and choosing private schools given the low math and reading proficiency scores, making the working poor and middle class more divided as well. It creates a community divided by both class and race as the private schools have are typically over 90% white while the public school system is 59% white.
When you look at Newport as a whole it appears to be a fairly well off community. The average income is healthy and the high property taxes ensure that the schools receive significant funding. However, looking beneath the surface the data show the depth of poverty and need among a certain group in the city. Rents are the second highest in Rhode Island, requiring a family of three living below the federal poverty threshold to pay over 80% of their income to housing. Many working poor and middle class families have left Newport as a result of the cost of housing and there has been a significant drop in the child population as a result. 34% of children who do live in Newport are participating in the SNAP program versus 28% in Rhode Island as a whole. There is also a high student mobility rate - 18% in Newport versus 14% in the state as a whole. This is due to the tourist economy in Newport and the associated transient nature of the availability of work for families. There is also a very high rate of chid abuse and neglect compared to the state as a whole - 32% versus 14%. Essentially, for those who are poor in Newport, they are poorer and more at risk than the poor in most other areas of the state. However, they remain more hidden due to Newport's reputation as a world class city and the overall demographics.
Need assistance? Contact Mona Anne Niedbala, Education & Curriculum Materials Librarian, at 401-874-9433, or email at mflorea@mail.uri.edu.
Community Data Worksheet - Kids Count Data
Community: Newport, RI
Zip Code: 02840
Authors: Julie DiBari
Use the data tables below to accumulate data from reliable sources about a particular geographical region of Rhode Island. After you have assembled this information, turn it into knowledge by synthesizing a series of sensible paragraphs
C. Data from Kids Count
Year data collected:
II. Narrative Description of Community
Use the data you collected above to develop a series of paragraphs that describe your community (zip code) and draw comparisons with the rest of the state and / or district. Here is an example of how to do this.Newport has some characteristics that make it a particularly interesting community to study. The community is extremely class divided. There is K-8 private school that costs $20,000 per year. There is a private boarding high school that costs $50,000 per year. There is also a private K-8 catholic school that costs approximately $6,000 per year. This leaves parents in Newport with different options depending on their income level. It also means that the wealthiest students in the town are not attending school with the poorest or even the middle class students. Middle class parents are often opting out of the public school system and choosing private schools given the low math and reading proficiency scores, making the working poor and middle class more divided as well. It creates a community divided by both class and race as the private schools have are typically over 90% white while the public school system is 59% white.
When you look at Newport as a whole it appears to be a fairly well off community. The average income is healthy and the high property taxes ensure that the schools receive significant funding. However, looking beneath the surface the data show the depth of poverty and need among a certain group in the city. Rents are the second highest in Rhode Island, requiring a family of three living below the federal poverty threshold to pay over 80% of their income to housing. Many working poor and middle class families have left Newport as a result of the cost of housing and there has been a significant drop in the child population as a result. 34% of children who do live in Newport are participating in the SNAP program versus 28% in Rhode Island as a whole. There is also a high student mobility rate - 18% in Newport versus 14% in the state as a whole. This is due to the tourist economy in Newport and the associated transient nature of the availability of work for families. There is also a very high rate of chid abuse and neglect compared to the state as a whole - 32% versus 14%. Essentially, for those who are poor in Newport, they are poorer and more at risk than the poor in most other areas of the state. However, they remain more hidden due to Newport's reputation as a world class city and the overall demographics.
Need assistance? Contact Mona Anne Niedbala, Education & Curriculum Materials Librarian, at 401-874-9433, or email at mflorea@mail.uri.edu.